Description
We are looking to recruit a 6-month fixed-term Band 4 RTT/Patient Pathway Validator at The Hillingdon Hospital and Mount Vernon Hospital.
RTT Validators are responsible for validating patient pathways across the entire Trust PTL to ensure accurate and robust information to support performance reporting, high data quality, and to assist in managing patients through their RTT pathway.
The Trust is undergoing a major change in the collection of 18 weeks information through a new Data Information System providing efficient Patient Tracking List (PTL), a new Patient Administration System (PAS) upgrade, and associated changes in processes.
This post will help support the change process, ensuring that the Trust has sustainable processes in place for maintaining high-quality RTT data and effective management of RTT wait times.
Main duties of the job
- To support validation arising out of the PAS upgrade during the initial go-live and whilst Divisional and Medical Records processes are embedded within the Trust.
- Assist in the development, implementation, and monitoring of compliance of relevant processes and procedures needed to manage an effective RTT Validation Team.
- Planning, prioritization, and allocation of work packages for all team members.
- Assisting the induction process for all new team members.
- To provide specialist RTT knowledge and support for team members, as well as Outpatient and Inpatient Booking teams to improve their effectiveness.
- To coordinate the work of the team members, ensuring validation targets for both volume and accuracy are met in line with strict timescales.
- To use advanced Cerner, NHS eReferral Service (eRS) skills, and other electronic hospital referral (e.g., eVetting, Hillingdon Care Record/HCR) and data systems to interpret and translate Referral to Treatment (RTT) pathway data for individual patients.
Benefits
- Agenda for Change pay scheme
- Band 4 salary: £33,262 to £36,027 per annum
Requirements
- Previous experience working in a role involving patient pathway management
- Previous NHS patient administration experience
- Previous NHS role
- Detailed knowledge and understanding of RTT management rules
- Ability to quickly and expertly identify and investigate inconsistencies in data
Desirable skills
- Educated to a degree level or NVQ level III or equivalent NHS experience
- Ability to analyze and interpret complex case notes and data within core systems
- In-depth knowledge and experience of data handling, including sourcing data, data collection, and inputting onto PAS